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Nonprofit Basics: IRS 10-Course Charity Workshop
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Nonprofit Basics: Unrelated Business Income Tax: Basic Rules for Charities - Part 1
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REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities - Private Foundation Advocacy
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Scrutiny Around the Hospital Tax-Exempt Status
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Nonprofit Basics: Document Retention Policies and Subpoenas, and a Conversation With Aviva Gilbert on Why Good Policies Matter
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 3: Private Foundation Approaches to Policy Advocacy Allowed by the Internal Revenue Code
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 2: Legislative Lobbying Activities by Public Charities
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 1: Candidate Campaign Intervention
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On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. As expected, President Trump took several executive actions in his first hours in office. The discussion below considers the...more
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